Harris' fantasy football top 200
Christopher Harris' 2012 Fantasy Football Top 200
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| Rank | Player | Bye | Pos. Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arian Foster, HOU | 8 | RB1 |
| 2 | Ray Rice, BAL | 8 | RB2 |
| 3 | LeSean McCoy, PHI | 7 | RB3 |
| 4 | Aaron Rodgers, GB | 10 | QB1 |
| 5 | Calvin Johnson, DET | 5 | WR1 |
| 6 | Chris Johnson, TEN | 11 | RB4 |
| 7 | Tom Brady, NE | 9 | QB2 |
| 8 | Drew Brees, NO | 6 | QB3 |
| 9 | Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC | 6 | RB5 |
| 10 | Larry Fitzgerald, ARI | 10 | WR2 |
| 11 | Matthew Stafford, DET | 5 | QB4 |
| 12 | Matt Forte, CHI | 6 | RB6 |
| 13 | Andre Johnson, HOU | 8 | WR3 |
| 14 | Greg Jennings, GB | 10 | WR4 |
| 15 | Marshawn Lynch, SEA | 11 | RB7 |
| 16 | Rob Gronkowski, NE | 9 | TE1 |
| 17 | Cam Newton, CAR | 6 | QB5 |
| 18 | DeMarco Murray, DAL | 5 | RB8 |
| 19 | Darren McFadden, OAK | 5 | RB9 |
| 20 | Jimmy Graham, NO | 6 | TE2 |
| 21 | Jamaal Charles, KC | 7 | RB10 |
| 22 | Mike Wallace, PIT | 4 | WR5 |
| 23 | A.J. Green, CIN | 8 | WR6 |
| 24 | Steven Jackson, STL | 9 | RB11 |
| 25 | Ryan Mathews, SD | 7 | RB12 |
| 26 | Frank Gore, SF | 9 | RB13 |
| 27 | Michael Vick, PHI | 7 | QB6 |
| 28 | Wes Welker, NE | 9 | WR7 |
| 29 | Hakeem Nicks, NYG | 11 | WR8 |
| 30 | Roddy White, ATL | 7 | WR9 |
| 31 | Julio Jones, ATL | 7 | WR10 |
| 32 | Steve Smith, CAR | 6 | WR11 |
| 33 | Brandon Marshall, CHI | 6 | WR12 |
| 34 | Trent Richardson, CLE | 10 | RB14 |
| 35 | Fred Jackson, BUF | 8 | RB15 |
| 36 | Jordy Nelson, GB | 10 | WR13 |
| 37 | Dez Bryant, DAL | 5 | WR14 |
| 38 | Darren Sproles, NO | 6 | RB16 |
| 39 | Michael Turner, ATL | 7 | RB17 |
| 40 | Ahmad Bradshaw, NYG | 11 | RB18 |
| 41 | Percy Harvin, MIN | 11 | WR15 |
| 42 | Reggie Bush, MIA | 7 | RB19 |
| 43 | Vincent Jackson, TB | 5 | WR16 |
| 44 | Marques Colston, NO | 6 | WR17 |
| 45 | Brandon Lloyd, NE | 9 | WR18 |
| 46 | Victor Cruz, NYG | 11 | WR19 |
| 47 | Eli Manning, NYG | 11 | QB7 |
| 48 | Demaryius Thomas, DEN | 7 | WR20 |
| 49 | Adrian Peterson, MIN | 11 | RB20 |
| 50 | Peyton Manning, DEN | 7 | QB8 |
| 51 | Tony Romo, DAL | 5 | QB9 |
| 52 | Philip Rivers, SD | 7 | QB10 |
| 53 | Willis McGahee, DEN | 7 | RB21 |
| 54 | Stevan Ridley, NE | 9 | RB22 |
| 55 | Dwayne Bowe, KC | 7 | WR21 |
| 56 | Miles Austin, DAL | 5 | WR22 |
| 57 | Jeremy Maclin, PHI | 7 | WR23 |
| 58 | Steve Johnson, BUF | 8 | WR24 |
| 59 | Eric Decker, DEN | 7 | WR25 |
| 60 | Antonio Brown, PIT | 4 | WR26 |
| 61 | DeSean Jackson, PHI | 7 | WR27 |
| 62 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis, CIN | 8 | RB23 |
| 63 | Jonathan Stewart, CAR | 6 | RB24 |
| 64 | Peyton Hillis, KC | 7 | RB25 |
| 65 | Matt Ryan, ATL | 7 | QB11 |
| 66 | C.J. Spiller, BUF | 8 | RB26 |
| 67 | DeAngelo Williams, CAR | 6 | RB27 |
| 68 | Antonio Gates, SD | 7 | TE3 |
| 69 | Pierre Garcon, WAS | 10 | WR28 |
| 70 | Cedric Benson, GB | 10 | RB28 |
| 71 | Doug Martin, TB | 5 | RB29 |
| 72 | Roy Helu, WAS | 10 | RB30 |
| 73 | Beanie Wells, ARI | 10 | RB31 |
| 74 | Shonn Greene, NYJ | 9 | RB32 |
| 75 | Isaac Redman, PIT | 4 | RB33 |
| 76 | Rashad Jennings, JAC | 6 | RB34 |
| 77 | Kevin Smith, DET | 5 | RB35 |
| 78 | Vernon Davis, SF | 9 | TE4 |
| 79 | Jermichael Finley, GB | 10 | TE5 |
| 80 | Michael Bush, CHI | 6 | RB36 |
| 81 | Mark Ingram, NO | 6 | RB37 |
| 82 | Toby Gerhart, MIN | 11 | RB38 |
| 83 | Ben Tate, HOU | 8 | RB39 |
| 84 | 49ers Defense | 9 | DST1 |
| 85 | Donald Brown, IND | 4 | RB40 |
| 86 | Robert Meachem, SD | 7 | WR29 |
| 87 | David Wilson, NYG | 11 | RB41 |
| 88 | Ryan Williams, ARI | 10 | RB42 |
| 89 | Shane Vereen, NE | 9 | RB43 |
| 90 | Daniel Thomas, MIA | 7 | RB44 |
| 91 | Pierre Thomas, NO | 6 | RB45 |
| 92 | Matt Schaub, HOU | 8 | QB12 |
| 93 | Aaron Hernandez, NE | 9 | TE6 |
| 94 | Texans Defense | 8 | DST2 |
| 95 | Fred Davis, WAS | 10 | TE7 |
| 96 | Jason Witten, DAL | 5 | TE8 |
| 97 | Lance Moore, NO | 6 | WR30 |
| 98 | Anquan Boldin, BAL | 8 | WR31 |
| 99 | Santonio Holmes, NYJ | 9 | WR32 |
| 100 | Bears Defense | 6 | DST3 |
| 101 | Ben Roethlisberger, PIT | 4 | QB13 |
| 102 | Denarius Moore, OAK | 5 | WR33 |
| 103 | Robert Griffin III, WAS | 10 | QB14 |
| 104 | Darrius Heyward-Bey, OAK | 5 | WR34 |
| 105 | Titus Young, DET | 5 | WR35 |
| 106 | Torrey Smith, BAL | 8 | WR36 |
| 107 | Reggie Wayne, IND | 4 | WR37 |
| 108 | LeGarrette Blount, TB | 5 | RB46 |
| 109 | Michael Crabtree, SF | 9 | WR38 |
| 110 | Kenny Britt, TEN | 11 | WR39 |
| 111 | Brandon Pettigrew, DET | 5 | TE9 |
| 112 | Ravens Defense | 8 | DST4 |
| 113 | Nate Washington, TEN | 11 | WR40 |
| 114 | Justin Blackmon, JAC | 6 | WR41 |
| 115 | Tony Gonzalez, ATL | 7 | TE10 |
| 116 | Malcom Floyd, SD | 7 | WR42 |
| 117 | Rueben Randle, NYG | 11 | WR43 |
| 118 | Jay Cutler, CHI | 6 | QB15 |
| 119 | Eagles Defense | 7 | DST5 |
| 120 | Kendall Wright, TEN | 11 | WR44 |
| 121 | Ronnie Brown, SD | 7 | RB47 |
| 122 | Felix Jones, DAL | 5 | RB48 |
| 123 | Bernard Scott, CIN | 8 | RB49 |
| 124 | Laurent Robinson, JAC | 6 | WR45 |
| 125 | Jared Cook, TEN | 11 | TE11 |
| 126 | Seahawks Defense | 11 | DST6 |
| 127 | Josh Freeman, TB | 5 | QB16 |
| 128 | Dustin Keller, NYJ | 9 | TE12 |
| 129 | Brent Celek, PHI | 7 | TE13 |
| 130 | Mario Manningham, SF | 9 | WR46 |
| 131 | Brandon LaFell, CAR | 6 | WR47 |
| 132 | Steelers Defense | 4 | DST7 |
| 133 | Nate Burleson, DET | 5 | WR48 |
| 134 | Sidney Rice, SEA | 11 | WR49 |
| 135 | Randy Moss, SF | 9 | WR50 |
| 136 | Mike Williams, TB | 5 | WR51 |
| 137 | Jonathan Dwyer, PIT | 4 | RB50 |
| 138 | Mike Tolbert, CAR | 6 | RB51 |
| 139 | James Starks, GB | 10 | RB52 |
| 140 | Jets Defense | 9 | DST8 |
| 141 | Falcons Defense | 7 | DST9 |
| 142 | Lions Defense | 4 | DST10 |
| 143 | Brandon Jacobs, SF | 9 | RB53 |
| 144 | Delone Carter, IND | 4 | RB54 |
| 145 | Evan Royster, WAS | 10 | RB55 |
| 146 | Alfred Morris, WAS | 10 | RB57 |
| 147 | Rashard Mendenhall, PIT | 4 | RB58 |
| 148 | Jonathan Baldwin, KC | 7 | WR52 |
| 149 | Taiwan Jones, OAK | 5 | RB59 |
| 150 | Dion Lewis, PHI | 7 | RB60 |
| 151 | Stephen Gostkowski, NE | 9 | K1 |
| 152 | Mason Crosby, GB | 10 | K2 |
| 153 | David Akers, SF | 9 | K3 |
| 154 | Sebastian Janikowski, OAK | 5 | K4 |
| 155 | Garrett Hartley, NO | 6 | K5 |
| 156 | Dan Bailey, DAL | 5 | K6 |
| 157 | Alex Henery, PHI | 7 | K7 |
| 158 | Matt Prater, DEN | 7 | K8 |
| 159 | Rob Bironas, TEN | 11 | K9 |
| 160 | Robbie Gould, CHI | 6 | K10 |
| 161 | Steve Smith, STL | 9 | WR53 |
| 162 | Leonard Hankerson, WAS | 10 | WR54 |
| 163 | Greg Little, CLE | 10 | WR55 |
| 164 | Ryan Grant, FA | -- | RB61 |
| 165 | Braylon Edwards, SEA | 11 | WR56 |
| 166 | Plaxico Burress, FA | -- | WR57 |
| 167 | James Jones, GB | 10 | WR58 |
| 168 | Michael Floyd, ARI | 10 | WR59 |
| 169 | Brandon Stokley, DEN | 7 | WR60 |
| 170 | Eddie Royal, SD | 7 | WR61 |
| 171 | Joe Flacco, BAL | 8 | QB17 |
| 172 | Andrew Luck, IND | 4 | QB18 |
| 173 | Jake Locker, TEN | 11 | QB19 |
| 174 | Mikel Leshoure, DET | 5 | RB62 |
| 175 | Bernard Pierce, BAL | 8 | RB63 |
| 176 | Isaiah Pead, STL | 9 | RB64 |
| 177 | Kendall Hunter, SF | 9 | RB65 |
| 178 | Jacob Tamme, DEN | 7 | TE14 |
| 179 | Owen Daniels, HOU | 8 | TE15 |
| 180 | Martellus Bennett, NYG | 11 | TE16 |
| 181 | Randall Cobb, GB | 10 | WR62 |
| 182 | Greg Olsen, CAR | 6 | TE17 |
| 183 | Alex Smith, SF | 9 | QB20 |
| 184 | Carson Palmer, OAK | 5 | QB21 |
| 185 | Mike Goodson, OAK | 5 | RB66 |
| 186 | Jermaine Gresham, CIN | 8 | TE18 |
| 187 | Jacquizz Rodgers, ATL | 7 | RB67 |
| 188 | Packers Defense | 10 | DST11 |
| 189 | Bills Defense | 8 | DST12 |
| 190 | Matt Bryant, ATL | 7 | K11 |
| 191 | Billy Cundiff, WAS | 10 | K12 |
| 192 | Jason Snelling, ATL | 7 | RB68 |
| 193 | Lamar Miller, MIA | 7 | RB69 |
| 194 | Robert Turbin, SEA | 11 | RB70 |
| 195 | Austin Collie, IND | 4 | WR63 |
| 196 | Ryan Fitzpatrick, BUF | 8 | QB22 |
| 197 | Alshon Jeffery, CHI | 6 | WR64 |
| 198 | Stephen Hill, NYJ | 9 | WR65 |
| 199 | Coby Fleener, IND | 4 | TE19 |
| 200 | LaMichael James, SF | 9 | RB71 |
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